Richard Yen
Education
University of California, Berkeley
BS, EECS -
UCLA Anderson School of Management
MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship -Work Experience
Medici Capital Partners
Current
Medici Capital Partners
Saban Capital Group LLC
2008-06-01 - 2018-01-01
Saban Capital Group LLC
Blueprint Ventures
2004-07-01 - 2008-05-01
Blueprint Ventures
Rustic Canyon Partners
2003-04-01 - 2004-04-01
Rustic Canyon Partners
ShockMarket
1999-05-01 - 2001-04-01
ShockMarket
Merrill Lynch
1999-01-01 - 1999-05-01
Merrill Lynch
The D. E. Shaw Group
1995-06-01 - 1998-12-01
The D. E. Shaw Group
Skills
Summary
Consumer tech VC veteran with 20 years of diverse buy-side experience across growth equity, VC, and PE. Active interest areas include consumer subscription services, health/wellness, creator economy, sports tech, gaming, DTC ecommerce, audio/podcasting, online video, and media AI. Launched Medici Capital Partners in 2018 to invest in profitable consumer tech companies across the Internet, media, consumer, sports, and gaming sectors. Invest in growth/pre-IPO financings in B2C and B2B2C companies via primary and secondary transactions. Portfolio companies include Bombas, NerdWallet (Nasdaq:NRDS), Second Spectrum (acquired by NYSE:GENI), Quizlet, and Turo. Previously oversaw tech/Internet investments as Managing Director at Saban Capital Group, an LA-based private equity firm investing on behalf of billionaire Haim Saban. Led VC, growth equity, and pre-IPO investments out of San Francisco. Formerly a high-tech entrepreneur with operating experience across product management, marketing, and engineering in consumer Internet start-ups. Early employee at D. E. Shaw & Co's Internet incubator in Boston leading product development at a consumer fintech startup (acquired by Merrill Lynch).
